Variety.com is reporting that Universal Pictures is attaching Carl Erik Rinsch to direct “47 Ronin,” the historical samurai epic that will star Keanu Reeves.
Scott Stuber is producing through Stuber Pictures, with Pam Abdy producing. Rinsch has previously shot various commercials for RSA, Heineken, and Mercedes.
“47 Ronin” would be the latest retelling of the famous true story from Japen’s feudal history. The film tells the story of a band of samurai who concoct a plan to avenge the death of their master in 18th century Japan after he is shamed into committing suicide, and the Shogun forbids them from seeking retribution. The story was turned into a [...]

Summit Entertainment who brought us the hit film “Twilight” has acquired the rights to the 2006 Harry Houdini biography “The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America’s First Superhero,” written by William Kalush and Larry Sloman about the famous magician and escape artist.
The controversial book insinuates that Harry Houdini acted as a spy for Britain and was asked to be an adviser to Czar Nicholas II’s court in pre-revolution Russia. The book also implies that Houdini’s death is connected to payback from the then-popular spiritualist movement, as Houdini was also known as a debunker of con artists who pretended to be spiritualists and mediums.
Summit is not looking to make [...]

Album of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand

Best Rap Album: Lil Wayne, Tha Carter III
Best Male Pop Vocal Performance: John Mayer, “Say”
Record of the Year: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Please Read the Letter”
Best New Artist: Adele
Best Rock Album: Coldplay, Viva la Vida
Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, “Rich Woman”

Song of the Year: Coldplay, “Viva la Vida”
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group: Sugarland, “Stay”

Best R&B Album: Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Hudson
Industry Icon Award: Clive Davis

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical: Rick Rubin (Death Magnetic, Home Before Dark, Mercy, Seeing Things, Weezer)

Best Rock Song: Bruce Springsteen, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance: [...]

On January 6, 2009 your favorite serial killer will make his way to Blu-ray.
Actors: Michael C Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Julie Benz, Erik King, James Remar, Lauren Velez, David Zayas
Synopsis: Dexter is a crime drama about Dexter Morgan, a man who leads a double life as an incredibly likeable forensics expert for the Miami Police Department and as an emotionless vigilante serial killer. Taught by his foster father to harness his lust for blood and killing, Dexter lives by his own strict moral code - he only kills murderers who can’t otherwise be brought to justice. Dexter is a killer who grapples with fitting into society while, at the same time, [...]

Lionsgate recently released this brand new movie trailer for the upcoming drama “Garden Party” by director Jason Freeland and starring Willa Holland (Legion), Vinessa Shaw (The Hills Have Eyes, Stag Night), Richard Gunn (Dexter) and Erik Smith (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation).
Synopsis: Garden Party is the tale of five adventurous souls attempting to navigate the treacherous urban landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. April is an ambitious beauty in search of success, but she may not know how to reach her goals with her clothes on. Sally St. Clair is a sexy realtor with a secret past. She’s got a great eye for spotting adventurous souls and thrives on giving them direction [...]

A full-length for 20th Century Fox’s “Dragonball”, opening April 10th 2009 is online, according to DBthemovie.com. You can check it out at this link here.
Directed and written by James Wong and produced by Stephen Chow, the live-action adaptation of the popular classic Japanese anime stars Justin Chatwin as Goku, Chow Yun-Fat as Master Roshi, James Marsters as Lord Piccolo, Jamie Chung as Chi Chi, Emmy Rossum as Bulma, Eriko Tamura as Mai, Joon Park as Yamcha, Randall Duk Kim as Grandpa Gohan, and Ernie Hudson as Master Mutaito. The “Dragonball” franchise, which initially began as a manga series in 1984 in the manga compilation Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in [...]

New York, NY, September 15, 2008 - Comedic genius Bill Cosby’s groundbreaking and memorable comedy series “The Cosby Show” joins TV Land’s line-up with a week-long marathon of fan favorite episodes beginning Monday, September 22. Join Heathcliff and Clair Huxtable as they raise their family with warmth, honesty, and most importantly - a lot of humor. The marathon - which airs Monday, September 22 - Friday, September 26 from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m,. and Saturday, September 27 - Sunday, September 28 from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. (all times ET/PT), includes memorable episodes such as when the family holds a funeral for Rudy’s goldfish, Denise tries to make a [...]

Title: Mirrors
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce and Amy Smart.
Directed by: Alexandre Aja ( The Hills Have Eyes )
Scores: Technical:85 , Story:75 , Acting:85 , Overall Score: 72
Mirrors: where the executives at the movie studio Castel Film Romania looking past what was right in front of them, including the string of flops of recent Asian horror remakes and director-writer Alexandre Aja’s last horror/thriller, P2, when they decided to release this movie?
During the campaigning for Mirrors, it seemed as though its success would heavily rely on the popularity of actor Kiefer Sutherland instead of on its content, as was the case with P2 and the remakes of One [...]

Miramax released a brand new movie trailer for the upcoming drama “Reprise” by director Joachim Trier and starring Anders Danielsen Lie, Espen Klouman-Hoiner and Viktoria Winge.
Synopsis: Erik and Phillip are trying to make it as writers. Erik is rejected by publishers as lacking in talent, while Phillip’s manuscript is accepted and the young man becomes a major name on the Norwegian cultural scene practically overnight. Six months later, Erik and his friends come to visit Phillip at a psychiatric hospital to bring him home after long-term treatment. Writing is the last thing on Phillip’s mind, but Erik is continuing his literary attempts and tries to convince his friend to go [...]

Take a look at the latest DVD artwork and details for the upcoming thriller “How To Rob A Bank” by director Andrew Jenkins and starring Nick Stahl (Carnivale, Sin City), Erika Christensen, Gavin Rossdale.
Synopsis: Half of the fun of writer-director Andrew Jenkins’ feature debut “a heist film that gets everything right about a crime that goes all too wrong” is keeping track of who is doing what to whom and why. Who is robbing the bank? What are they after? These are the simple elements that keep rearranging themselves as Jinx (Nick Stahl) and Jessica (Erika Christensen) find themselves trapped inside a vault, with bank-robber Simon (Gavin Rossdale), stuck on [...]